# O (2001)

> A gifted high-school basketball player turns jealousy, racial tension, and intimate betrayal into a devastating modern tragedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6093

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Director: Tim Blake Nelson
- Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett, Andrew Keegan, Julia Stiles, Rain Phoenix, Chris Freihofer, Elden Henson
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184791/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, harrowing, serious movie night, shakespeare adaptation marathon

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